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Rivalry and Brotherhood: Politics in the Life of Farmers in Northern India

By Dipankar Gupta

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
9780195641011, 0195641019
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18859644 bytes)
Pages
218\238
Time added
2021-11-21 00:58:27

Description

A study with particular reference to the Bharatiya Kisan Union, a peasant movement, and the Jat farmers of western Uttar Pradesh. This text demystifies the notion of the Indian peasant as being pre-colonial, and shows the astuteness with which traditions are selectively revived for contemporary purposes. By examining the specifics in the case of a rural political party in Uttar Pradesh, the author argues that by careful analysis of details, one can revise many received theories on rural movements as well as enrich the understanding of civil society, co-operatives and routine repression.

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